vanna

Vanna To Release ‘VOID’ On June 17

We’re just a year removed from The Few and the Far Between, but Boston-based hardcore punk band Vanna aren’t making us wait long for new material. The group have teamed up with Pure Noise Records for the release of their fifth full-length, titled VOID, on June 17. They have yet to premiere a single, but […]

UTG INTERVIEW: Pure Noise Records’ Founder Jake Round Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary

In 2009, Jake Round founded Pure Noise Records in California. Although he’d had no previous experience in single-handedly operating a record label, he was still able to turn a loan from his mother into one of the driving forces in independent pop punk, rock, indie, and hardcore. In 2014, we are celebrating the five-year anniversary […]

Pure Noise Records Welcomes Vanna; Band To Release New Album This Summer

It’s a big day for Boston post-hardcore outfit Vanna. They started the morning with the news they would be joining the Vans Warped Tour over the summer, and now we learn they just became the latest members of one of our favorite indie labels. Pure Noise Records is thrilled to announce the addition of Vanna […]

Parkway Drive, Vanna, and more announced for Warped Tour 2014

The latest round of artists confirmed for the Vans Warped Tour 2014 may be the best so far. Parkway Drive, Vanna, TheCityShakeUp and We The Kings were all announced on Wednesday night’s episode of the Fuse TV series Warped Roadies. The exact dates each artist will be on the bill were not confirmed at the […]

LYRIC VIDEO: Vanna – “Preying”

In December, Boston, Massachusetts residents Vanna released an intense, two-song EP titled Preying/Purging. One of those songs, “Preying,” received the lyric video treatment yesterday, and you can view the result after the break. Preying/Purging was the band’s first independent release since their early EPs. It is available on vinyl at the band’s merch store, where […]

UTG TV: Norma Jean’s Corey Brandan Talks ‘Wrongdoers’ And More

Everyone, please hold in your milk, this interview is about to get wild. Well, I take that back. It seems as though when Norma Jean‘s vocalist Corey Brandan isn’t chugging milk to the point of projectile vomiting, he’s actually a pretty laid back guy. The band just wrapped up a tour with KEN mode, The […]

Vanna Stream “Purging”

Following the release of “Preying” earlier this month, Vanna have made a new song titled “Purging” available for streaming. Released as a 7″ alongside “Preying,” the latest from Boston’s hard rock titans is another aggressive entry into their ever-evolving catalog. 2013 has seen Vanna find a new take on their sound that has propelled them […]

James Shotwell’s ‘Best Of 2013’ In Music

When 2012 was coming to a close I distinctly remember the majority of alternative music critics commenting that the year had been ‘something special.’ As 2013 begins to wind down I have found the same thing being said from the same people, and I think I too have to agree. For reasons entirely my own, […]

Vanna Announce 7″ LP And Stream New Song

Vanna have been together for nearly 10 years, and during that time they’ve put out some great music. A lot of bands end up having recorded songs that don’t make it to their albums, or they have ideas that never go beyond a few verses. That’s usually where we get b-sides or singles from. The […]

KEN mode Debut New Music Video

Canadian hardcore practitioners KEN mode have debuted the music video for “Romeo Must Never Know.” The dark, ominous slice of post-rock awesomeness is the centerpiece of the group’s critically acclaimed 2013 release Entrench. The clip for the 7+ minute slow burn features all sorts of amazing slow-motion thrashing (and who doesn’t love that?). KEN mode […]

What Exactly Is “The Urgency”?

A number of different bands that you wouldn’t necessarily associate with each other have posted some intentionally vague pictures teasing an announcement for November 11. Along with the pictures, the bands have posted the message, All will be revealed 11.11.13 Please Repost! #theurgency. The bands include Vanna, Job For A Cowboy, Fit For An Autopsy, […]

UTG TV: Warped With Brian Marquis

It is safe to say that Brian Marquis has paid his dues on Warped Tour. The multi-tasking man behind the Acoustic Basement stage has been spending the summer performing songs, running a stage, drinking whiskey and even battling lightning. Thank the music Gods that Marquis is safe after his run-in with electrocution, which is something […]